Cutting and folding machine.



H. M/IBARBER CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE;

APlfLIOAEPION IILED JUNE 23,1906.

Patented May 16, 1911.

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CUTTING AND FOLDING MAGHINE. I ILAPPLIGATIONTILBD111112.28,1906. 992,473 1 Patented May16,191l'.

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V H. M. BARBER. CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1906.

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GU'ITING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION II LED JUNE 23, 1906,

Patented m y 16,1911.

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CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IVILED JUNE 2a, 1906.

Patented May 16, 1911.

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. GUTTIN G AND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1 906. H

I Patented May 16, 1911.

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H. M. BARBER.

CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

, 'APBLIOATION FILED JUNE 23', 1906.

' PatentedMay 16; 1911.

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H; M. BARBER. CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE. urmouxon IILIBD JUNE 2a, 1906.

Patented May 16; 1911;.

UNITED sTAtrns PATENT ore-ion.

HOWARD M. BARBER, STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 C. B. COTTRELL &

SONS COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y AND STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPO- RATION or NEW "JERSEY.

CUTTING AND FOLDING" MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, Howano M. Banana, a

' citizen of the Ynited States. and resident of Stoningtomin the county of New London and State of Connecticut, hare inyented a new and useful Improvement in Cutting and Folding Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this present invention is to 19 provide'novel means for assembling a plurality of groups of sheets at a predetermined.

point, which sheets have been cut from a previously printed web, the feeding and assem bling mechanisms being so arranged as to obriatethe necessity of employing formers or turning-bars. i

. A further object 1s to provide mechanisms forproducing this result,which mechanisms I include a delivery cylinder, a transfer cylin- *der arranged to transfer a plurality of sheets at. a time thereto, slitters coacting with. the dellrerj cylinder for slitting" the sheets into a plurality-0t groups, a sheet receivingta- -ble, means for feeding a plurality of groups of sheets on to the sheet receiving table and 'means for feeding a plurality of the groups. of ShEQtSflOllL the sheet receiving table to a predetermined point as, for instance, 'a st tcher table, where the sheet may be brought ,into. register, stitched andfed to a' final folding device.

A further object is to provide a novel jogger mechanism for bringing the sheets into proper posit-ion on the sheet receiving table.

In the accompanying drawingsyFigure 1 is a View inside elevation of a portion of the cutting, collecting: and folding machine indicating the geared connections between the several parts: Fig. 1 is a detail section taken inside the frame, showing the collecting andtransfer cylinders, their adjacent parts and the cams for operating the grippers on the transfer cylinder; Fi;1'. 2 is a vertical section through the portion of the inachine shown in Fig. 1. taken in the plane of. the line AA of Fig. 3: F 12.2 is a detail section showing in top plan the mechanism for controlling the operation of the collecting cylinder: 2" is a detail sectional View taken in the plane of the line 13-13 of Fig. lflwith'the collecting and transfer cylinders sh'owirin broken lines and the trans- .lectinp' cylinder: Fig. 3'

. detail section forming an extension web tapes 7..

I Specification of Letters Patent. I l-atented May 16, 191 1- Application filed June 23, 1906. Serial No. 323,007;

2 is a detail side View of part of the mecha-- nism for-controlling the operation of the colis a front. View of theportion of the machine shown in Fig. '1; Fig.4 is a Vertical section taken in the plane of the line CC of Fig. 1; Fig, 5 is an extension of the View shown in Fig. 1, from the line Fig-.6 is an extension of the view ,shown in Fig.3 from the line 6-6; Fig. T is a vertlcal section through the parts shown in Fig. (5, taken in the plane of the line C*C* of F ig'. 5 which forms an extension of the line C--C of Fig. 1, 7 -is a detail View of the cam and its adjacent parts, for controlling the operation of the stitching mechanism; Fig. 8 is a View of the principal portion of the driving mechanism of the machine, the portionof the machine shown corresponding with thatshown in Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a sectional view showing one of the jog-- gers and its operationfmechanism in top plan,Fig .j1O is a side View of the same, Fig.-

11 is a vertical section taken in the plane of the line E'E of Fig. 9, showing the jogger in its lowered position; Fig; 12 is a similar view showing the jogger in its raised position, Fig. 13 is a detail section taken in the plane'of the line l -F of Fig. 9, Fi 1t is a of the machine front theline X-Y of Fig.

plane of the line D-I) of Fig. 11.

The cutting, collecting and folding uiachine which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings is one which: is adapted for use in' connection-with a perfecting printing press of the rotary type. The side frames of the machine are denoted byv 1' and 2, in the top of which side frames there are mounted in suitable bearingsweb feeding rollers 3, 4, 5, 6, around which are led the A pair of rotary smoothedged cutters 8, 9, are mounted in'the side, frames land 2 in position to receive the web as it is fed from the feeding rollers 5-, 6. The speed of the rotary cutters is timed with respect to the speed of the web 7 Q, and Fig. 15 is a vertical section taken in the .short surfac ers r AvAnABLs 6091? 5, (3. sin intermediateidler gear 18 connects the gear with the gear 16.

Shcetguides 19, :20 are mounted in the side frames 1 and 2 in position to direct the sheets from therotary cutters S, 9, into position to be engaged by a set of grippers- 21 carried by a transfer cylinder 92- also mounted in the side frames 1 and 2; A delivery cylinder 23 is mounted in the side frames 1 and 2 and is provided with a set of grippers 2% arranged to successively receive the advance edges ofiagroup of two sheets a'nddep osit. the same onto tapes 25 which are arranged to-carry the group of two sheets to the sheet receiving tableQG. These tapes 25 pass around rollers 27, 28, 29, snitably mounted in the side frames 1 and 2. 4L plurality of slitte s are mounted in the side frames 1 ant in position toslitthe groups of sheets while on the deliveryv cylinder. 'In the present instance I have shown three-of these slitter's so that each group of two sheets 1S (l1V1(l9(l into four groups as they are fed on to the table 26.

Mechanism is provided for controlling the movement of the grippers 2.1" on the transfer cylinder 22, so tl1at-tl1e said grippers may have a short opening to receive the first sheet from the cutters and a long opening for receiving the advance edge of the next succeeding sheet from the cutters and transfer the two sheets to the grippers 2% of the delivery cylinder 23. T his meclr anism is constructed as follows. A cam provided with a long surface'Bland a'short lirfa'ce 32 has'a laterally sliding movement on studs 33,34, projecting from the side frame which cam is moved by a' twoarmed rock lever mounted on a lug 35 of the frame 2, is engaged with the laterally movable cam 31, 3'2, and the other arm 37 of which lever is provided with a stud which is fitted to travel in an irregular groove of a rotary cam =10, fixed to the shaft of the deliver cylinder. The long surface 31 or the short surface 32 of the laterally movable cam may be brought into position to eng: re the truck roller elof the set of grippers 91. at the proper times so that during enc revolution of the transfer cylinder 7 the truck roller +11 is'causcd to travel over the I 3:2 and d rii lution the said roll caused to travel over the long surface b1 of the said c-u. The truck roller -l2 of the act of 21 on the delivery cylinder 73 i travel over the staticnarv cam side frame 1 for causing the open to receive the advance l t 1 sheets from'the" gri n ie'rs of the ire cvlinder Q2. A second statimiai v cam !--1 carried by the side frame 1 in posiiian '1? engage the truck roller 15. and carsc ii by 11) and the are alhxed to a cross cam is provided with a one arm 36 of which rock lever grippers 2 1 to open t clivcr the collciaa-l group of two sheets on to the tapes 27 to be '1 d on to the sheet receiving tahlc :13. I

T10 four groupsof two sheets ma he bro ght into proper register on the sheet receiving table Qtl hefore they are assembled b v the folding mechanism. is located along the outer end of the sh et receixing table "it; in position to re-scive the outer edges of the four groups of two sheets. A pluralit v of j-oggcrs are arranged to he brought above the plane of the ta vlc in position to strike the inner edges of the four groups of sheets. Th c 0 jog-gels are denoted shaft- 11 which is mounted to reel; in the outer end of rock arms 18 atiirqed to a. rot-k shaft 19 mounted in the side frames 1 and 2. These jogger-s .115 are n-ioved above and helow'the plane. of the table 26 hv providing the rock shaft 49 with 'an arm 51) having a. depending rod 51 provided at it lower end with a 'ohe 59 which emlu'accs the central cross shaft of the machine so as to gnii'le the arm 51 in its" vertical movcmcnh. cam 51 is fixed to the rotary shaft 51}. which face groove 5 5 in is located. The v hape of this gi'romxe I: such that the shaft 4 will he l'llr'lfl'll 11 ra and lower the joggcrs 15 at thc propel :c

'An independent rocking movement is imparted to the joggers --(i l) providing the arm 57 fixed to the cross a-m'a 17. with a cam surface arranged to engage with a laterally sliding spring actua ed tripping arm 59 mounted in.the sideframe 1. The inner end of the cam surface SS 011' the arm 57 is located adjacent to the vertical wall G0 of a recess (1. spring 13". is arranged between a lug 3 on the side frame 1 anda shoulder 1 carried hv a sliding pin 37 hinged to the arm 5?. which springtcnds to return the arm and thereby the joggcr 46 to the limit of their forward movement.

The laterally sliding tripping arm 35 is provided with a spring tit tcndmg to hold the arm in the path of the jogger arm 5?.

'The'top' of this tripping arm St) is provided From the above ilcscriplion it will be c n sheet stop 15 71 meshes with a spur gear 72*, which in turn meshes with a spur gear 73* fixed to the shaft of the,rotary cutter 9, the spur gear on said shaft of the rotary cutter 9, in turn meshing with a spur gear 741 affixed to the shaft of the rotary cutter 8.;

The spur gear 71 also meshes with a spur gear athxed to the transfer cylinder 22.

flhe means shownfor assembling the four groups of two sheets each together is conneath the side edges of the other two groups of two sheets each atthe other side of the machine. Directly above these adjacent side edgesare located vertically sliding V-shaped guides 80, '81, which are provided with studs 82, 83, arrangedvto travel in cam grooves 8 1, 85, the faces of cams 86, 87, affixed to a rotary cross shaft 88 mounted in suitable bearings in the. side frames 1 and 2..

,Adjacent to the V-shaped guide 80, on opposite sides of the same, are provided positively rotated feeding pulleys 89, 90 carried by the lower arms 91, 92, of rock levers pivoted at 93,,9t,the upper arms 95,96, of said levers having studs 97, 98, fitted to travel in peripheral cam grooves 99, sof cams. 101, 102, afiixed to rotate with cross shaft 88. Similarly, positively driven feed-' ing pulleys 103, 104, are mounted in the lower arms 105, 106 of rock levers pivoted at 107, 108, the upper'arms 109,110 of which are provided with studs 111, 112 arranged to travel in peripheral camgrooves-113, 111 in cams 115,; 116 fixed to rotate with the cross shaft 88. Feeding rollers 117,118 are located directly beneath the guide 80 below the table 26 and feeding rollers 119, are

located. directly beneath the guide 81 below the table- 26, The feeding rollers 117, 118 are arranged to receive between them the adjacent side edges of two groups of two sheets each at one side of. themaehine and feed them between sheet carrying tapes 121,122,,wlnch tapes in turnfeed'the sheets on to a stitcher table 123. The feeding rollers 119, 120 are 'similarlyarran'ged to receive betweenthcm the adjacent side edges the other two groups of twosheets each and feed the said sheets betjween sheetcarrying tapes 12d, 1'25, whiclrtapes in turn feed the sheets on to the stitcher table wherettlie four groups of twoisheets each arejassenibled together,

,The sheet carryingtapes 121 pass around pulleys 126 beneath the feetjling rollers-1117, 11 8,r-pulleys' 127 adjacent to the "upper end ofii the stitcher table-123 ands-idler pulleys 128. The sheet'carrying tapes 122 pass. around pulleys '129beneath' tl efeeding rol1- ers117, 118,'a"roller 1 30 adjacent to. the

upper end of the stitcher table 123 and intermediate 'idler pulleys 131. ,The sheet carrying tapes 121pass, around. pulleys 132 beneath the feeding rollers 119, 120, pulleys 133 adjacent to the upper'e'nd of the stitcher table 123 and intermediate idler pulleys 13 1.

The sheet canrying tapes pass around pulleys 135 beneath the feeding rollers 11.9, 120, pulleys 136 spaced a short distance above the upper end of the stitcher table 123 and around intermediate idler pulleys 137. Guides 138, 139 are arranged between the feeding rollers 117, 118 and the tape pulleys 126. 129. Guides 140. llare arrangedli e tween the feeding rollers. 119, 120 and the tape, pulleys 132, 135. Guides 112. 113 are arranged in position to direct the two groups of two sheets each from their carrying tapes 7 on to the stitcher table- 123.

The-cross shaft 88 is driven from the de liverv cylinder gear 71 through spur gears 141,145. A cross shaft 116 suitably mounted in the side, frames, which cross shaft-us driven from the spur gear 11-5 through spur gears 1417, 118, 1-19. The crossshaft 116 is provided with a bevel gear connection 150, 151 with the shaftof the feeding roller 117' and a similar bevel gear-driving connection 152. 153, with the feeding roller 120. The roller 117 has a spurgear driving-connection 154', 155 with its other roller 118; and the roller 120'has a spur gearconnection 156', 157 with its other roller 119. Rotary n'iovement is imparted to 'the feeding pulley 89 from the roller 117 through a train of spur gears 158, 159. 160. Rotary movement is imparted to the feeding pulley '90 from the feeding roller 118 through a train of spur gears 161, 162, 163. Similarly the feeding pulleys 103, 101 are driven from the feeding rollers 119, 120 through trains of spurgears 16-1, .165, 166 and 167. 168, 169 respectively. The sheet carrying tape leys 126, 129 are driven from the tee t ing roller gear 151 through a train of spur gears 1'70, 171, 172. S milarly the sheetcarrying tape pulleys 132, 135 are driven from 'the feeding roller gear 156 through a train of spur gears 173, 174, 175.

A sheet stop176 is arranged near the lower end of the-stitcher table 123, which sheet stop is arranged in position'to be brought into'engagement with the table for engaging the advanceedges of the assenihled sheets and to he moved away from theltable for releasing the collected group of sheets at a predeterinined time. The mechanism for operating z-this sheet stop coinprisesir ram 177 on a cani sliaft 178, which cam 177 cugages a stud 179 on a lOl19 '.ltlltllI1:lll movableconnectingrod 180. the upper end of, which is connected to one arm .181 of-a: rock,

levei pivoted at 182, another arm 1830f.

which lever carries the. sheet stop 176:. A

the influence of a spring 181") tending to hold thesheet stop in engagement with the carrier table and the connecting rod 180 atthe limit ofits downward movement with its stud 179 in engagement with the periphery of the cam 177.

Any well known or approved mechanism might be employed for stitching the assembled sheets together. In the present instance the stitcher anvil is denoted by 186, the movement of which anvil is controlled by a cam 187 on the cam shaft 178, through a longitudinally movable connect.- ing rod 188 having a stud roller l89-bearing against the periphery of the cam 187, the upper end of which connecting rod is connected to one arm 190 of a rock lever pivoted at 191, another arm 192 of which is connected-by a link 193 to the anvil 186. A third arm 194 of this rock lever is under stitching the influence of a sprin 195 tending to force the st-itcher ftIlVll toward the stitcher.

table and the connecting rod 188 at the limit of its downward movement with its studfollowing. Positively driven friction rollers 196 are located beneath the stitcher table 123, which rollers are arranged tocoact i-th friction rollers 197 arranged above the stitcher table. the rollers 197 being arranged to be brought into and out of engagement .with the upper surface of the assembled group of sheets by mounting these rollers in arms 198 of a lever pivoted at 199, another arm 200 of which lever is attached to the upper end of a longitudinally movable cone necting rod 201. the lower end of which is provided with a stud roller 202 arranged to travel in the groove 203 of a box cam 20 1.

Anupper set of feeding rolls 205. 206 is ar-,

ranged above and below the stitcher table 123 respectively, in position to receive the assembled group of sheets as they are fed on to the table. A lower set of feeding rolls 207, 208 are arranged above and below the stitcher table in position to feed the assembled group of sheets to the final folderafter they have been stitched. The means for drivingthe upper and lower sets of feeding rolls and the intermediate set of feeding rolls is as follows. The shaft 73 has a bevel gear connection 209, 210 with a short cross shaft 53, which cross Shaft is provided with a, spur gear 212 which is connected to the intermeshing gears 213, 21 1 of the rolls 205,

206, through an intermediate gear 215. The

gear 216 of the rollers 196 is driven from the gear-214Lthrough an intermediate gear 217.

The intermeshing gears 218, 219 ofthe lower s t of feeding rolls 207, 203, are driven gear 22(2-v The roll 1330 around which the sheet carrying tapes 122 pass is driven from the spur 130 with a par gear which gear meshes with an intermediate gear meshes with the gea1 215.

. After leaving the stitcher table, the seinbled group. of sheets are given their final fold and then delivered. In the present instance the stitcher table 123 isextended horizontally at its'lower endto form the folding table 223. The sheet carrying tapes 224. are arranged to coact with the sheet carrying tapes 225 for carrying the assembled group of sheets into position on the folding table to be folded. The sheet carrying tapes 224 pass around pulleys 226, 227, 228. The sheet carrying tapes pass around pulleys 229, 230. Thesetapes are driven from thepulleys 226 and 229 by the shafts of said putleys with intermeshing gears 231, 232, the gear 232 interineshing with the intermediate gear 220 hereinbefore referred to. A sheet stop 233 is arranged on the table 22am position to engage the advance edges of the assembled group of sheets when the sheets are brought into position to be folded. The folding mechanism shown herein is substantially like that shown in United States Patent No. 736,031 dated August 11, 1903, en-

titled Machinery for folding paper or other fabrics and is arranged to deliver the folded group of sheets on to a pocket carrier of ah well known and approved form, such, for instance, as that shown in the patent above referred to.

The folding blade is denoted by 234: and it is arranged to .coact with spring grippers 235. The pocket carrier is denoted by 236 and it travels around the druins'237, 23S and is so arranged that the successive'pockets in the carrier will be brought into position to receive the assembled group of s ieets from thegrippers 235st predetermined intervals.

The principal parts of the mechanism for operating the folder are constructed and arranged as follows. A vertical shaft 239 is driven from the cross shaft- 73 through a bevel gear connection 240. 241. The lower which in turn This crank shaft-v gear 215 by providing the shaft of the roll The shaft 178 a bevel gear-connection v 258, 254 with'a shaft 255,"which shaft has a spur gear connection 256,257 witha longibe connected to the drum .238 "through a through theiirfiuence' ofa peripheral cam 263 nvliich lsfjarranged to engage a truck roller 261,011 an arm 2 62 This arm 262 has a rod 2ti5 provided with a rack 266 in engagement with a pinion 267 arranged to pawlfiofi and .agtwo-tootjhed ratchet-2691 1in operation'the' web as it comes from the perfecting pr'essis fed along by the tapes 7 ing rollers ,5, 6, Fromthenc'e the web is fed down between the rotary cutters 8, 9 until the advance edge of the web is engaged [the grippers 21 ofthe transfer cylinder 22.-

The transfer cylinder is so timedthatitwill o collecta group of'two sheets thereon and then transfer the same to the grippers 21 on the delivery cylinder23. This delivery cylinder 23 is arranged to. deposit the group of twosheets on tothetapes 25, which tapes are arranged to carry the group of two sheets on to the sheet rece ving table 26;

' The group of two sheets, is slit into-four groups of two sheets each by, the slitters 30 as the sheets .are being; carried from the transfer cylinder 22 tothe'tapes 25, In the present instance three, of theseslitters 30 -di' jide the. group of sheets into four groups of two sheets each. The four groups of two sheets each may be broughtinto pro-per register ion-the sheet receiving table 26 by. the

joggers hereinbefore described which are arranged to be brought below the" plane of the table 26 as the groups ofsheets are carrie'dfontotheta'ble by the tapes 25 and are arranged to be brought above the plane of.

the table in position to direct the inner edges of the four groups of two sheets each when the outer edges of thes'ame are in engagement with the-stop 45. As soon as the'four groups of two sheets each have been-brought into proper'register on the sheet receiving table, they may be. assembled as follows. Both sets of feeding rollers 117, 118 and'119, 120 and their feeding pulleys" 89, 90 and 103, 104 rotate continuously but are only brought into contact with each cther at such times as it is necessary to start and feed the sheets down'between the feeding rollers'on to the tw'o sets ,of sheet carrying'tapes 1 21, 122 and 121, The adjacentedges of two groups of two sheets each, at one sideof the machineare deflected and caused topassdown between, the rollers 117, 115 bythe-downward increment of the v s-haped guide at the propertime. Sn'nllarly, the 'V-shaped uide 81 is moved downwardly for deflectbetween tliefceding rollers 3,4-and the feed ingthe adjacentedges of. the other two groups 0'? two sheets each and causing the sheets to pass down between the rollers 119,

120.;v These two groups of two sheets each are brought together on the stitcher table 12 3, the advance edges of all of the sheets being brought into proper register by engaging the sheet step 176.

After the plurality of groups of sheets have been brought into the proper register on the stitcher table, the stitcher maybe brought'in'to operation to stitch the same together. The sheet stop 176 is then raised and the assembled group is fed into the proper position on the final folding table 223; The group is then given its final fold by the grippers235 and the stationary blade 23a. The grippers are then" operated to transfer th'eproduct to the pocket carrier.

It-will be seen that in the operation above "described the sheetsiare severed from the previously printed web, collected and slit into a plurality of groups andthen assembled into a single group withoutemploying formers or turning-bursa The elimination of the formersflor turning-bars enables the machine to handle. and fold' a magazine class of workwhich cannot be satisfactorily done where formers or. turning-bars are employed.-

It is to be understood that, the'several mechanisms hereabove described are arranged and t-imedso'as to meet with one another to produce the combinationand assemblage of the desirednumber of sheets.

lVhat I claim is i 1. In a cutting and means for cut-ting sheets from a previously printed web, means for collecting-a plurality of the so cut sheets together, means for slitting the sheets into four groups after they have been collected together, two sets of devices each arranged to assemble two adjacent groups of sheets together and feed both assembled groups to a predetermined point and means for folding the assembled groups of sheets into a signature. 1

2. In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a delivery cylinder, a transfer folding machine, I

for assembling all of'the groups ofsheets I at a predetermined point.

4. in cutting and folding; machine, means tor cutting :-'-liee s t'roui a previously printed --"vi) a delirerv cylinder, a transfer c vlinder arrri 'er.l to transfer two sheets at a time the'r slitters coaei'i niththe delivery cylii'ul t r ie sheets into a pl uralitv or. gironps ct two sof two sheets each at a predetermined point.

5. in a cutting and folding machine, means for ing; sheets from a previously printed we, a delivery cylinder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer two sheets at a time thereto, slittcrs coaeting with the delivery cylinder for dividing the sheets intov a plurality'of groups of two sheets each and means for assembling all of thegroups of two sheets each at a predetermined point.

(3. In a cutting and folding machine, means for cutting sheets from a previouslv printed welna delivery cylinder. a transter cylinder arranged to transfer a plurality of sheets at a time thereto, 'slittcrscoa'cting with the delivery cylinder fof-dii idingthe sheets into four groups, a stitcher tableand means for assembling the iim'uPgroups of sheets on to-the stitcher table.-

-7. In a cutting andfolding machine,

means fer-"cutting sheets from a previously printed web, a delivery cylinder. a transit-r cylinder arranged to transfer two sheets at a time thereto, siitters enacting: with the delivery cylinder for dividing" the sheets into a plurality oi? groups oi two sheets each, a stitcher tahle and means for: hling the plurality of groups of two-sheets each thereon.

S. In a cutting;

and folding machine means for cutting sheets from a previously printed web a deliver-v cvlind'er; a transfer .1 v

-ier two sheets ata cylinder arranged to irn.

time thereto. .-.-litter.-s co'aetingvvith the i16 livery cylinder for dividing; the sheets into 1'0 groups of tno sheets each. a stit-cher tsr and means for a. ttHlJllllQ the tour groups of two sheets eaen thereon. 9. In a cutting and toldmgrunaclune, means tor cutting; sheets front a previously printed web, a sheet receiving table, a .de-

liver) cvlinder. a transfer-rylindei arraliii-ed.

' to transi'c'r a plurality of sheets ata time ieets each, and. means tor asst-mining a phirahty'ot' groups ie printed web a deliver cylinder; a'transfer 3 undetermined point.

groups on to the sheet receiving tahle and uieans oi assemhlnigall of the gi'oupsat a llfln' acutting" and folding nniehinep means for cutting sheets'ironi a previous-l}:

printed \veln a ';-.=titchei.-tahlc, a sheet. receivlng table, a"d'ehv.er v 'e vl1nder, a transfer c vlin'der arranged to transfer a plurality of:

sheets at-a time thereto, slitters coat-ting with the-delivery cylinder for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groups, nieaiisttorifeeding the groups on to the sheet receiving table. and ineansi'or asscmlaling a plural-i of the groups of sheets on to the stitcla table. i I

12. In a cuttingand folding nnn-hine. means i'or cutting sheets from a previousl Printed wehr'a stiteher table. a sheet receiv mg table a tilt-livery cylinder. a transferv cylinder arranged in-transfer a plurality oi sheets at a time thereto, slitters (OilttlllfL' with thedeliverv cylinder for slitting-the sheets into a plurality of groups. in -ans "For feet-ling the groups on tothe sheet. receiving,

table and'n'ieans for assemhling all of-vt he.

group's on to-the stitcher table. 4 twin cutting and folding; machine.

means for utting sheets from a previously printed \a'rh. a titchertablcra sheet rcceivin table: a delivery cviinder. a. transfer tx'liuder arrane'edto transfer two sheets at: a time thereto. slitt ers enacting \vithj11heklclivetrv c vlinder for slitting; the sheets int a pin; ra-lit o groups of: twosheets each. means to; teedin; the groups on to the sheet re; ceiving' tahle and means fernssemlrling the groups 01' sheets on to the stiteher table. p

ii. in a cut-ting and folding machine. means for cutting; sheets from a previously printed web, a stit (her table. a sheet receiving table. aadelivery cylinder, :1 transfer cylinder arrangedto transfer two sheets at a time thereto. slitters reacting with the delivery cylinder "for slitting; the sheets 'into ioi'u- 'roups of two sheets ciu-lnmeans forteedingthe hair groups of two sheets each onto the sheet receiving talile and means i'orassein hhne; the four groups ottwo sheets each on I to r the. stitchcr table.

1-3.: in a cutting audi folding nu'u-hiue. iueansd'or t'tlillllfJj sneetsfrom a previously printed weir. a lelivenv rlxliirder, a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer a pluralit v oi sheets at I ,Wlilr the delivery cylinder for sham the time thereto, shuns Clfll't'llllisheets into a plurality oi." grou'ps. a stiteher table, means to assem ilin plurality of 1 groups thereon. a' stop' l'oi 'lu'iugiu; the. sheets into register on t] e stitcher ta-hle means inlrfiillt'lilfri' the. sheets together. a final folding device andjiueans i'oi"feeding the sheets tl'reretij) from the stilcher tahle.

i in a cutting: and folding marhilie. n ".u. toi 'cuttiIig sheets from a previously cylinder arranged to transfer a plurality of sheets at a time theretov slitters reacting .with the delivery cylinder for slitting tlte sheets into a plurality of groups. a stncher.

t'alilenneans for assembling all of the groups "of sheets thereon. a stop for bringing the sheets into register on the-stiteher table,

- means for stitching the sheets together, a

linal folding device and awaits for feeding the sheets thereto front the stitcher table.

17.11) a cutting and folding machine,

nieans for cniting sheets from a previously printed web. a delivery cylinder. a transfer cylinder arranged to transfer two sheets-at a tune thereto, slitters coat-ting with the delivery cylinder for dividing the sheets into a plurality of groups of two sheets each, a

stiteher table, means for assembling a pluraltty of groups of two sheets each thereon, a stop for bringing the sheets into register on the stitcher table, nteans for stitching the sheets together. a final folding device and stitch er table, means for assembling all of the groups of sheets thereon, a stop for bringing the sheets into register on the stitcl'ier table, means for stitching'the sheets device and means thereto from the together, a final folding for feeding the sheets stitcher table.

19. In a cutting and folding niachine, a sheet receiving table, means for cutting sheets front a previously printed web, a delivery cylinder, sheet slitters arranged to eoaet with the delivery cylinder, means for feeding the heels front the delivery cylinder on to the table, joggers arranged when in their raised position, to eng go the rear edges of the sheets for irin tng then into proper register and means for moving the joggers into positions above and below the plane of the table. i v

20. In a cutting and folding machine, a sheet receiving table, means for cutting sheets front t previously printed web, a train or cylinder, a delivery cy' linder, sheet slitters arranged to (react with the delivery cylinder, means for feeding the sheets from the delivery cylinder on to the table, arranged when in theirraiscd position, to engage-the rear edges of the sheets for bringing them into proper register and means for moving the joggers into positions above and below the plane of the table.

21. In a cutting and folding machine, a

sheetrece'iving table, means for cutting sheets front a previously printed web, means for collecting a plurality of the so cut sheets together, ineans for slitting the sheets into a plurality of groupsof sheets, n'ieans for feeding the groups of sheets on to the sheet eceiving table-and lllQtlllSfOl' assemblin plurality of the groups of sheelsbycausnig them to travel in a path at right angles to their travel on to the sheet receiving table.

In testimony, that 1 claim the fort ing as my invention, 1 have signed my 11,. tie in presence of two witnesses, this-18th day of June 1906. 

